2025-2026 Co-Presidents Gracie Aziabor ’26 and Phillip Meng ’26 lead an interest meeting for aspiring candidates.
The first interest meeting for Student Body Co-Presidents at Andover was held for prospective candidates on Wednesday. According to Student Body Co-President Gracie Aziabor ’26, the first round of voting in the election will take place later this term in February, with the final round and debate taking place early in the spring term.
“We hosted the interest meeting for all students who were interested in running in the election and we went over the commitments of the role with this group of students: the things that you’re expected to do, and the behind the scenes work that maybe people aren’t as aware about. We talked about the timeline for the upcoming election, and then we just gave them a few pieces of advice about drafting initiatives. Also just things that [Co-President] Philip [Meng ’26] and I learned in this past year,” said Aziabor.
She continued, “Generally the timeline has been pushed up a little bit to give candidates more time to draft their initiatives and meet with necessary people, but the timeline otherwise is quite similar to what you saw last year.”
At Andover, Student Body Co-Presidents serve as facilitators between faculty and student voices, working with the administration to convey information and propose initiatives. Students running for co-president present an agenda with a series of initiatives that they hope to implement. Aziabor discussed the club handbook initiative, the current Co-President’s most recently implemented initiative.
“The club handbook that we published recently was a big thing. Clubs obviously are such a large part of student social life on campus and so Philip and my motivation behind getting that done was figuring out how we can make clubs run effectively. Also encouraging people to put themselves out there and join new clubs or start their own and get the tips and tricks of the process,” said Aziabor.
Aziabor reflected on her time as Co-President at Andover, her hopes for the future, and expressed excitement for the upcoming election season.
“It’s been such an honor to serve in this role. I’ve learned a lot about myself, I’ve learned a lot about the school,” said Aziabor. “We wanted to figure out ways that we could help students make the most of their time here and connect in the best way they know how.”
She added, “The election is going to be a fun experience. I’m excited for the class of 2027 to see what they provide, and I think we have a great group of candidates.”
Editor’s note: Gracie Aziabor is a Layout Editor and Philip Meng is a Business Manager for The Phillipian.
